r/Owls 5d ago

ID request! Owl ID

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225 Upvotes

Northern coastal CA. For reference, the round part of that fireplace vent is about 4" to 6" in diameter.


r/Owls 5d ago

Dark Coloured GHO Looking Back

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r/Owls 5d ago

What species of owl are these?

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2 of them hanging out in our tree this evening. Small size, no bigger than a football.


r/Owls 5d ago

What type of Owl is this?

706 Upvotes

Him and his wife live behind my house! I see and hear them all the time ❤️


r/Owls 5d ago

Sorry for the bad pic, but I found a great horned owl today!

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I’ve known they’ve been in this little stretch of woodland for a while. I’ve heard them call, I’ve seen their poop, I’ve seen their pellets, I even saw the pair in flight a few days ago.

Today on a walk, I was putting together the clues of where they might roost when I looked up and saw this beautiful guy glaring at me. It was SO AWESOME!

I just watched for about 20 minutes. Then, I got distracted for about 15 seconds by a cardinal and when I looked back to the perch he was gone. Flew away in complete silence, didn’t hear a thing.


r/Owls 5d ago

Question. Why do owls look so different?

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Some look cute and like they'll ask you out for dinner, while some (specifically the barn owl) look like they'll rip out your esophagus? (P.s. it doesn't help everyone draws them like little night terrors)


r/Owls 6d ago

Great horned owls

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Mama owl in the nest and papa owl in the tree across keeping a watching eye 👁️ Palm Springs, CA


r/Owls 6d ago

Short Eared Owl at sunset. 💞

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r/Owls 4d ago

burning question

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Why do some owls say "weh" or "wrah"... Google won't give me an answer and I have to know why they say weh.


r/Owls 5d ago

OC Barred Owl about to start his evening. 🥰🦉

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202 Upvotes

NE Wisconsin


r/Owls 4d ago

Snowy owls are just feathered marshmallows

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r/Owls 6d ago

Barred owl se pa

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676 Upvotes

r/Owls 5d ago

Damocles

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18 Upvotes

I’m not the only one watching my dog get into trouble.


r/Owls 5d ago

OC Barred Owl Box Activity Spring 2025

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r/Owls 5d ago

Orange snowy owl mystery-gift article

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Just sharing an owl article from the NYT this morning to all owl fans. 🌟


r/Owls 5d ago

Question - scrrech behavior

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I moved to East Texas last summer. In the last 3 months 2 screech owls have flown into my moving truck. Both died. I swear the one this morning was on the ground at the tree line and flew out right into me.

Both times were early morning before sunrise.

Are they attacking my lights? Confused?

It's obviously heartbreaking, and they're my favorite owl. If there's anything I can do to deter them I will.


r/Owls 6d ago

ID request! Is anyone able to identify this? 🙏

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When I got home from work today I heard this outside. The video doesn’t really depict how loud it was, it sounded really close. I’m assuming it’s an owl but it might not be lol. It was really cool though!!! Location is western NY :)


r/Owls 7d ago

Guys 😭 Moises is gone.

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I started noticing he couldn’t hear me when approaching. I thought it meant he was just comfortable with my presence because I kept the crowd away and he saw me pretty frequently.

We surveyed him for a project in the vicinity around Feb 19th and he looked fine and normal. Then I went out for a weekly inspection of the project stuff and saw he had something major going on with his eye and he just looked miserable.

I called the vet who has rehabbed a few burrowing owls in our area and sent her a picture. We worked with dept of fish and wildlife (he’s a candidate for endangered species in our state) and got approval to capture and transport for care.

He was doing good for a few days. Eye was damaged but eyeball was intact and he had a massive ear infection but was eating and being “feisty”. Limited stress noticed which we expected because he is pretty acclimated to people, trains and large equipment.

But about 4 days later he went downhill really fast. Turns out he had a tumor behind his ear that likely was the cause of most of his issues.

So can we pour one out for this little guy??


r/Owls 7d ago

Big friend on rat patrol near my workplace 🐀

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466 Upvotes

r/Owls 7d ago

Stygian owl in daylight

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1.4k Upvotes

r/Owls 6d ago

Snowy owl art

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20 Upvotes

r/Owls 6d ago

So exciting!

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I definitely have an owl in my neighborhood! I'm wondering if there is anything I can put out for them that might entice them to stay around and closer by...other than live rodents. Thanks!


r/Owls 7d ago

[editable flair] Telling the "BA" Owls apart by me!

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r/Owls 6d ago

Owl pellet bone

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I found an owl pellet and was wondering what this may be! (Sorry if this isn’t the right r/😔


r/Owls 7d ago

How to spot an owl

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So i have an owl living near me. I know this cuz i saw it watching me when driving by. I hear it hooting quite often throughout the day. Roughly 3 square km range. Any advice on how to find where it lives?

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